# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032066` · 3/3/2020 · ALBANY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Kilns
## Employer
- **Name:** Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2537 Lafayette Plaza Drive, ALBANY, GEORGIA, 31707
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A security guard was walking through a kiln when he stepped into a hole filled with hot water. He suffered second-degree burns to the right leg, from the foot to just under the knee.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*